The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02
A FUTILE ATTEMPT.



but No One Hurt.
PITTsBURG, May 10.-A Scottsdale,
Pa, special says: The coke strikers
made an attempt this morning to blow
up coal shaft at Davidson. Dynamite
was thrown down the shaft and explod
ed without injuring the men, although
the sides of the shaft were damaged.
The workmen quickly ran from the
mine, when they were fired upon by
four men. More than a dozen shots
were fired but none took effect. The
executive board of the Miners AsSoci-
alton is now in session at EversOn,
considering the strike, 1t is thought
measures will be taken to secure a
conference with the operators and that
the strike will be settled in a few days.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
READING, May 31.-Wm. Showers, a
cigar-maker, aged SO years, was arrest
ed at Annville, Losano County, at mid
night, charged with numbering his two
grandchildren, William and Samuel,
aged respectively 4 and 5 years. The
children were the Legitimate offspring
of Showers deceased daughter. Two
weeks ago he drove into the noun
tains with the children in his wagon
and returned without them. Nothing
has been heard of them since, and as
Showers told many conflicting stories
regarding their absence the District
Attorney last night ordered his arrest
on the charge of taking their lives, and
he was lodged in jail.
BECOMING SERIOUS.
LITTLE Rock, May 31.-The Situa-
ton in the Choctaw nation is becoming
serious. The half-breeds are leaving
the nation in large numbers and cross
| ing into Arkansas for safety. Many
| Indians are under arms. Warnings
have been given to many families
ordering their instant departure from
the ChOctaw countries. A battle be-
| tween the full-blOods and half-bloods
| is imminent.
| TRAIN wRECKER ON TRIAL.
KANSAS CITY, May 31.-The trial OF
Dennis Noonan on a charge of train
wrecking began to-day before the Grim
| inal court. He is charged with taking
| I'D a rail on March 80, 1896, causing q
| Missouri Pacific freight train to run OF
l the track, wrecking several cars. He
was shot by policeman in running
away, but escaped and went to Cali.
/ fornia where he was recently captured
| by Missouri Pacific detective.
| MYSTERIOUS POISONING.
1 MONTREAL, May 31.-Three men
Pilon, Jeanette and Madoun, at WORK
Yesterday complained of being sick and
| found that they had been poisoned
Jeanette and Madoun died. Pilon is
still very sick. Cause unknown.
AN AGED COUPLE SUICIDE.
JERsY CITY, May 31.-ProfessOl
Charles Siedhorf and wife, aged 81 and
81, tired of long futile struggle with
restitution, committed suicide this
afternoon. Siedhorf was professor Of
chemistry at Heidelburg Uniyers
ity, Germany, thirty-five years. HI
supported himself by writing for news
papers, making translations and &C
caSionally lecturing upon chemistry
! and electricity. Those means faileS
, and they lived in filth and sQualor
To-day the POoFmaster called to tax,
him to Snake Hill Hospital. whep
} light employment was provided for him
} He begged for an hours time. At IL
; expiration the officers found him an,
his wife lying dead on the floor. and
letter saying that they had take
that deadiest of pOisons-cyanid
: of potassium BE gave as
T reason for the act that b
: could not take his wife with him to til
g hospital and could not live withoU
g her. He spoke also of having bee
], wronged. 1t is most pitiful affair,
!. DESTROYED BY FIRE.
II SAVANNAH, May S1.-David Weebis
: retail dry goods dealer and E. LEVEL
Sons wholesale hardware lost the
establishments by fire last nigh
n Loss, 1925, COO; insurance, SIS, 900.